yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Captivate Android Development] n7slc:
I'm constantly checking my email, the tech blogs, FB, etc. I keep my screen dim when not outside and I use wifi almost exclusively at work and home. I'm lucky to get 6-7 hours out of mine, but I surf with it all the time. I've tried everything to make the battery better and just decided that it's easier to keep an extra battery in my pocket and enjoy the phone as it was intended, than it is to try and constantly close apps, and dim the display, etc.

$20 on Amazon and you get two batteries and a travel charger. Best $20 acc'y I've bought for a phone yet!
[Captivate Android Development] silentheero:
You're right. I'm tired of tiptoeing around my phone trying to conserve the battery life. I want to be able to see my screen clearly, play my music loudly, and use the functions of my phone without worrying if it will last til I get home. I'm gonna buy a set of these too. What brand did you get? I see ones from Laza, one that lets you charge two at a time, and one from ChiChiTec.

Way off topic though....

Andromeda FTW!!!
[Captivate Android Development] creepyncrawly:
Yeah, but what else is ther to talk about with this rom? It just doesn't have issues.

@n7slc, could you post a link to the one you bought? Thanks.
[Captivate Android Development] shawn122:
Does anyone have issues entering postal codes in contacts? All I can enter is numbers and no letters.
[Captivate Android Development] axis01:
Speaking of which, is there anything in the works for this rom? Just wondering if Adam and the gang are working on any updates.
[Captivate Android Development] AdamOutler:
they have some battery chargers on woot.com today http://www.woot.com/ We don't have HTCs so they should work fine. It's my plan to modify them for rechargability via USB.
[Captivate Android Development] n7slc:
Here are the one's I bought. Although they're listed as 1500MAH, they don't last as long as the OEM battery. That's cool with me, they're just a back up at the end of the day when the OEM needs a recharge.

http://www.amazon.com/Battery-Charger-Fascinate-Captivate-T-Mobile/dp/B0044ZQXIA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1305669631&sr=8-1
[Captivate Android Development] n7slc:
BTW, I'm currently at 40% after 9-hours. A handful of phone calls, some email, some web surfing on 3G and the display at about 50%. GPS is on full time so that my weather widgets updates.;)

I love Andromeda, BTW. It's far and away the BEST ROM I have installed to date. It gets a little squirly after a few days but a reboot fixes things up nicely. My iPhone 3G and 4 both had to be rebooted daily.
[Captivate Android Development] n7slc:
No problems here Shawn. It defaults to the number keypad and I had to press the ABC button to switch but works OK.
[Captivate Android Development] lownox:
Congratulations... AGAIN!!!

Adam, congratulations again for making the front page of XDA!!! Keep it up... I appreciate everything you do. It makes my tinkering a little easier. :D
[Captivate Android Development] docflower:
Well I made the move to gr12 and I have to be honest when I say I feel like im cheatimg on old andromeda. I just wanted to say thanks to team komin and adam in particular. Ive been with andromeda since day one and it was BY FAR the best froyo rom out there. I am loving gr12 and have had zero problems with it so far. It is very stable. Battery is good and so is the gps. I am looking forward to the team komin gb release, but until then seems like ill be sticking with gr12. Once again THANK YOU team komin for a great ride!
[Captivate Android Development] AdamOutler:
We will be using GB code once it's been released. It's likely that the PBL and SBL wil once again change thereby causing people to risk bricking once again during the upgrade. Once a stable PBL and SBL have been released, it is time to upgrade officially. Personally, it is not worth the risk for me to flash a PBL more then once.
[Captivate Android Development] shawn122:
I can switch as well to "abc" but it doesn't let me enter in any text.
[Captivate Android Development] Time_Zone:
I'm back from gingerbread land. Too much crashy crashy.
[Captivate Android Development] manny05:
just realized im running on ursa minor number 1

im suppose to be on number 2... that could explains why battery life has been okay..

any thoughts on this?
[Captivate Android Development] Exostenza:
I was wondering how I could update the WP7 keyboard in Andromeda 3? The one that comes with it has a bug where if you click on a word to change it the changed word is put in the middle of the word you wanted to be changed. Not a deal breaker, but has been annoying enough for me to finally ask about it - been running Andromeda 3 since it came out and lovin' it.
[Captivate Android Development] AdamOutler:
Will you file a bug report on that and ill get on it?
[Captivate Android Development] Exostenza:
Just did it, thanks.
[Captivate Android Development] AdamOutler:
Turn off usb debug and then select wireless and network/ usb settings. Most people use debug mode because the popups are annoying.
[Captivate Android Development] mossination:
Are y'all using the ursa minor kernel or a different one? Just wanted some input on which one gives the best battery life.
[Captivate Android Development] AdamOutler:
I use ursa minor #2. It works well.
[Captivate Android Development] Exostenza:
I am using the Ursa Minor 2 Kernel and I am getting great battery life.
[Captivate Android Development] boborone:
This will be the third time I've asked. I keep getting error on mobileap. Would you like a logcat of it? I would really like it fixed.
[Captivate Android Development] Pirateghost:
working fine here. whats your error?
[Captivate Android Development] boborone:
I get that about 80% of the time I try to use it.
[Captivate Android Development] Pirateghost:
i will flash another phone with andromeda later today and do some testing.
[Captivate Android Development] sob33316:
never installed a kernal

I would like to install the ursa minor 2 kernel. From what i have been reading here, it makes a difference. I have never installed a kernal before (flashed roms weekly for awhile and settled on Andromeda)...how do you install the kernel??

thanks and sorry if this has been answered before i did some looking.
[Captivate Android Development] Pirateghost:
same way you flash a rom. through CWM
[Captivate Android Development] 41LY45:
It's a hit or miss for me. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

Edit : Works without a hitch most of the time for me.

Sent from my Captivate. Andromeda 3, Onix 2.0.5 @ 1.2Ghz
[Captivate Android Development] boborone:
And you are on another kernal, I'm on usa minor. Hmmm.
[Captivate Android Development] 41LY45:
I take that statement back , it works 90% of the time. Failed me only once before.

Kernel issue probably ?

Sent from my Captivate. Andromeda 3, Onix 2.0.5 @ 1.2Ghz
[Captivate Android Development] Pirateghost:
fresh flash of andromeda3, fired up mobile AP about 10 times. no errors. will keep at it until i get an error
[Captivate Android Development] AdamOutler:
I saw a wifi error once. I turned off wifi and turned it back on. It's not reproducable on my phone. It's got to be some additional software, or a modem change.
[Captivate Android Development] Pirateghost:
not wifi error. MOBILE AP error
[Captivate Android Development] AdamOutler:
I know. I can't reproduce that ap error at all. I've had 1 wifi error in 3 months.
[Captivate Android Development] 41LY45:
No luck in reproducing it here as well.

Had a fresh flash last weekend due to the phone being unable to detect any signal. (Permanently stuck in airplane mode probably)

I do remember it happened frequently on 1.2 before.

But that's a long time ago in a diff (dead) thread.
[Captivate Android Development] boborone:
I know I can reproduce it. Happens all the time. What would you like me to do or get when the error occurs?

The screenshots I took earlier were when I was getting good results with turning it on and off over and over. Reset the phone and bam error. I haven't found any variables that match up to say it happens when....... I changed modems, kernals, fresh flash, ect. The only thing I can think of is maybe hardware. But it only happens on andromeda, all versions. This rom for me has no other bugs, so I can't bring myself to change. All others have bugs I can't live with. So idk.
[Captivate Android Development] 41LY45:
Reminds me of the time when I flashed Firefly 2.6. Can't edit my time / date for some reason. Happened again when I flashed 2.9.

Sent from my Captivate. Andromeda 3, Onix 2.0.5 @ 1.2Ghz
[Captivate Android Development] Miami_Son:
Same here. On standby I get about 1% drain an hour. That's with GPS, Auto-rotate and BT on.
[Captivate Android Development] mark72501:
Would like to try Ursa Minor 2. Refresh my memory...I know how to flash it with CWM. What I don't remember is...does it wipe / overwrite my apps, email settings, etc.? It's been awhile...not remembering!

Thanks in advance...
[Captivate Android Development] AdamOutler:
No. Kernels are non-wipe. No reason for wipe when changing kernel.
[Captivate Android Development] Madtowndave:
Realized I'm still on Ursa Minor #1...are there other differences between #1 and #2 other than the voodoo sound update?

TIA.

i897 running Andromeda 3
[Captivate Android Development] axis01:
In call volume was maxed out in the Kernel, although you can still adjust it manually. It's a noticeable improvement.
[Captivate Android Development] harpo1:
No need to be such an ass a simple yes or no would have worked.
[Captivate Android Development] sofia-captivate:
Lol sorry last question before I flash this rom is 2.2 and my current rom is 2.2.1 what's the difference?
[Captivate Android Development] AdamOutler:
During the development process we like to test the rom. We make a build which is generated and transferred at non-peak hours... At night. We call them nightly builds. They are our automated system of alpha, beta and release candidate testing. They should be considered unstable and only for the brave.

A ROM is the Read Only Memory. Its the software package which resides in a storage location marked read only on your phone. You dont do random writes to ROM. You flash ROM once and then read from it. It is re-flashable.
[Captivate Android Development] Miami_Son:
You'll learn. No good deed goes unpunished.:rolleyes:
[Captivate Android Development] 1tontomato:
I am gonna flash in the morning. Thank you very much.
[Captivate Android Development] boborone:
Thank you TK. I haven't been in dev section forever. Cause it just works. No need to look for updates! Next time I'm at my computer I'll help out with issue #1. Make this the first rom I've ever put in my sig. Good work guys.
[Captivate Android Development] axis01:
Damn, no sleep tonight, gots charging and flashing to do. :D
[Captivate Android Development] whiteguypl:
Edit: bah... Tired... Deleted this... ill just read when i wake up..

/ignorepost
[Captivate Android Development] megarific:
1)is the app drawer transparent like andromeda 1.2 or black black background like original touchwiz? can let me see a screenshot of the app drawer plz?

2)wad kernel is builded in this rom? wad is the diff between ursa minor and speedmod?

3)can i disble lag fix to increase battery life?(i don mind having lower benchmark)

ty
[Captivate Android Development] ranjith_hrz:
please help me. am stuck at the galaxy image too. and am not sure how to go back. please understand my position, this being the first post. help me go flash it properly
[Captivate Android Development] mprinceiii:
i was such a fan of Andromeda 1.2, but went back to Precision due to battery life. once my phone charges, i think i may have to return home to the best Captivate ROM out there.
[Captivate Android Development] axis01:
We need a little info from you. What were you on before? Which Andromeda3 did you download? Have you ever flashed before?
[Captivate Android Development] sanjeezy91:
aw crap. i just installed continuum v4......lol

but i gotta admit. andromeda kicks ass. thanks for all the awesome work guys
[Captivate Android Development] ranjith_hrz:
Sir, i had froyo 2.2 recently published by samsung. was not satisfied. so, flased back to 2.1 using odin 3. then rooted using superoneclick. installed rom manager, and clockwork recovery. then downloaded the andromeda3- final package and tried installing it using clockwork. hope this info would help me get it back

Edit: Got it back working. used odin to flash back to eclair. Thanks for the reply though
[Captivate Android Development] krips2003:
If he does that then he won't feel good about it.:rolleyes:
[Captivate Android Development] mortuus.x:
Unfortunately not quite; gmail app is broken after applying the theme. Update from the market DID resolve the issue
[Captivate Android Development] bnevets27:
Me too. Guess I'm going have to try this out too. Did all the devs decide this week was the week to release all there work! :rolleyes:

What source is this built on?
[Captivate Android Development] dawei213:
Had this ROM installed since last night. I have been playing with it some more this morning.

Just a few more observation:

1) When you turn off the GPS via the status bar, bringing up any application that requires GPS will not turn the GPS on. I think in other ROMs or in stock form, it will turn on the GPS service while in those applications and turn it off while not in those applications. Was your implementation with a hard GPS on/off switch done for a specific reason?

2) While driving, I can still lose GPS signal every once in a while. On stock 2.1, it would actually stick.
[Captivate Android Development] AdamOutler:
^^This was built on the last released GT-I9010 Armani source. Android 2.2

1. App drawer is transparent

2. This kernel is the GT-I9010 kernel. It is created by mxracer101 who also makes Skullcap.

3. Don't disable lag fix. It won't help you. It will simply slow down your machine. Our lagfix is EXT4. This is a native linux filesystem which replaces the ReiserFS filesystem from samsung. It speeds up flash memory access and provides gains by use of more efficeint/less processing.

It's likely that you downloaded early. Yesterday and up to 3 hours before release we had a file called "Andromeda3-Full.zip" on our fileserver. This was not a relese version.

Otherwise, if you are looking at the armani logo, it should be pulsing and letting you know that it is working. It generates its speedup routines on first boot. During this time, you see the Giorgio Armani logo with a galaxy in the background. Give it time and it will work. First boot takes 5 minutes.

Use Titanium Backup to clear the gmail settings. When you apply a skin, you change versions of apps. While I'm not familiar with that skin, that is a classic symptom of a slightly older version. When applying an older version, it cannot handle the newer database generated on the phone. This means that you end up with random errors. If you use titanium backup to "wipe data", it resets so that the app can start over. G-mail will redownload its settings. It's just something that you have to deal with when applying a skin, and one of the reasons we include Titanium Backup.
[Captivate Android Development] mxracer101:
As AdamOutler said the kernel is UsraMinor and is based on i9010 source. The biggest diff between speedmod and UrsaMinor is the base source. Speedmod is based on i9000 source. The other major difference is speedmod uses Universal Lagfix and UrsaMinor uses Voodoo lagfix. They both convert the file system to ext4, the difference is just how they do it. Some of the other "features" in both of the kernels are shared. We thank hardcore (speedmod developer) in the second post. Other things that are in both have been developed by others. It's a great community of developers that share information. :D I can't wait to give back to that community.

Also as AdamOutler said, disabling lagfix won't get you any better battery life, in fact I'd guess that it might do the opposite as the processor will be spending more time with I/O (reading/writing to the flash memory) than with lagfix on. :confused:
[Captivate Android Development] noside12123:
Andromeda

I really can't wait to flash this rom! I'm on firefly but hearing great stories about battery life i really need this rom because i will be going on a 24 hour plane ride on Monday, and all i have to charge my phone is a laptop.

I'll let you guys know what i think about it once I have flashed!

PS: Hows your batt life with this rom?
[Captivate Android Development] 41LY45:
13-17 hours with moderate use.

Sent from my Captivate. Andromeda 3, Onix 2.0.5 @ 1.2Ghz
[Captivate Android Development] Vik_92_Sandhu:
I probably missed it but can someone confirm that this is a i9000 rom, thanks
[Captivate Android Development] axis01:
This is NOT a I9000 rom. It's taken from the Georgio Armani Captivate. Just looked and it's I9010.
[Captivate Android Development] noside12123:
Im am now currently on this rom, all seems good! I have a question though, I want the original samsung music app and when I place the api for it.in ssystem app and reboot it doesn't show up. What am I doing wrong?
[Captivate Android Development] 1tontomato:
You have to remove the player that came with the rom then reboot it should show up. After trying slot of different music players I think the samsung is my favorite

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897
[Captivate Android Development] noside12123:
THanks!!!! :D:D:D:D

Same here, I really like samsungs music player out of all of them. I also use MIUI too but i use samsung because its features. (Equalizer, 5.1, etc.)

Again thanks!

And the rom is great! No bugs at all for now. I do have one complaint, When i first boot my phone LauncherPro is not responding and I have to end the task with task manager and then restart it to get it working.
[Captivate Android Development] ameedi600:
I recently flashed your rom and I am loving it. However when I send an SMS it sends the message twice to the person I am sending it to. Also sometimes when people SMS me I receive there message like 10min. Later. Can someone please help. Thanks in advance
[Captivate Android Development] axis01:
LP can be buggy. Many have had problems with it on different roms. I used it for a while and really liked. Sometimes it worked well but sometimes it had problems. I'd suggest you uninstall it then reinstall it. I've since switched to one of the modded TW launchers and have enjoyed lag free, bug free launching.
[Captivate Android Development] AdamOutler:
No need to uninstall. Just use titanium backup to wipe data from launcher pro.
[Captivate Android Development] noside12123:
My battery life testing.

So i wanted to calibrate my battery, and the instructions were to drain the battery to zero after bump charging it. I found draining the battery to 0 as quickly as i can very hard to do with this rom, which is a really good thing!!!!! I left the screen on the whole time, with pandora running in the background. It drained in about 6 hours !!!!! That is great for continuous usage of the phone!!!!!!!! On other roms i could only get about 4-5 hours of continuous usage but with this one my batt is great! Even more once its properly calibrated!! Thank you teamkomin!!!!!!!
[Captivate Android Development] shadvich:
For some reason, whenever I try to flash the Ursa Minor #2 kernel, I run into lots of problems. When I boot I keep getting force closes on android.system and when I try to turn on wifi or access settings. And this happens whether or not it is a new flash, whether I clear cache/etc.
[Captivate Android Development] Pirateghost:
you dont need to clear cache or anything when you flash a kernel
[Captivate Android Development] AdamOutler:
From the description of your problem.... its pre existing or a hardware problem. Try flashing Andromeda3
[Captivate Android Development] noside12123:
Ok, my Samsung music player still doesn't show up. I placed it in system/app (MusicPlayer.apk) and deleted the music player that came with this rom and the samsung one still doesny show up. Help? One that problem is solved im done with questions. Hopefully! Sorry with all these questions lol

EDIT: I tried opening a mp3 through the "my files" app and when I click a mp3 it asks what you want to open it with, there is an option called " sound player" which ia the music player. (Samsung) So the apk was installed im the system app but the app doesn't show up normally ( through the app drawer) . Do you guys think I may have messed up something because I installed all my apart through tibu and also restored the data for the apps. Should I reinstall? Also in twlauncher some appear don't show up

Such as browser. Should I reflash?

EDIT2: YES! I got it all working!! Just reinstalled rom, and restored only apps with tibu and not the app data. Every problem i noted in the past. GONE!!!! HEres the verdict. NEVER RESTORE APP DATA WITH TIBU. Lol.
[Captivate Android Development] Pirateghost:
I always restore data with my apps. Just don't restore system data

Sent from my HTC Vision
[Captivate Android Development] 1tontomato:
I never delete files. I move them with root explorer from system/app to a file I have on my sd card just for apk files. I have many apps that I have saved from the many roms that I have flashed. It's a fun and convenient way to move from rom to rom,and sometimes the best things about other roms is the stuff the devs include as apps. One persons apps are another persons bloat. I have a file full of stuff and I think everyone should have a file their own personel bloat. That way when they find a great rom like Andromeda they can make it theirs by adding their own crap. (;~{)

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897
[Captivate Android Development] axis01:
Is there any new news on GA-2.3?
[Captivate Android Development] AdamOutler:
No news yet. The firmware will be here. http://www.samfirmware.com/WEBPROTECT-i9010.htm. followed by source drop from Samsung shortly after.
[Captivate Android Development] bigbooty:
Can anyone confirm it's safe to flash this rom with gingerbread bootloaders.

Thx.
[Captivate Android Development] Pirateghost:
we didnt put any bootloaders in the flash. its safe
[Captivate Android Development] bigbooty:
That's what I need to know. Thank you.
[Captivate Android Development] AdamOutler:
I will gaurantee it wont brick it as long as you have download mode... You can reflash anything over download mode. Andromeda does not and will not touch critical filesystem areas. Please try it and let us know how it goes. It would be nice to know if ursa minor is compatible.

Again, I gaurantee it wont hard brick your phone. It may not properly boot, bit download mode will be safe.
[Captivate Android Development] bigbooty:
Flashed back to stock using Cezars safe method which retains the gb boot loaders, installed Andromeda3, Ursa#2 and my favorite modem, KP1. No issues at all. I was sure there wouldn't be as long as you hadn't injected sbl.bin. in the rom. Apps restored and no problems at all.

There are a few roms out there which will cause people to brick if they have gb boot loaders on their phone that's why I asked.

Its all good, running fine.
[Captivate Android Development] axis01:
Thanks Adam.

Hope the your new addition isn't keeping you up too much. :D
[Captivate Android Development] ewingr:
I wonder if that would be the case if you were using a third party app to toggle wifi, such as Tasker. I only am experiencing my WIFI Error status issues based on that.
[Captivate Android Development] 41LY45:
Had experienced once it a while back, solved by manually toggling it in settings.

Doesn't happen often though.

BTW, you guys might wanna check out the rage malware exploit patch here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1013385

Was linked in the OP.
[Captivate Android Development] captican:
Question RE: This Patch

What should be the date on the profile file that is installed? Although I followed the directions for installing it, the files does not have today's date but has "01 Aug 08". It is listed as "rw-r-r-- 0 bytes".
[Captivate Android Development] AdamOutler:
That's not an issue. All that matters is the permissions.
[Captivate Android Development] smanzor88:
if i flashed andromeda right now does is come with ursa minor #2 kernal in it or do i have to flash that afterwards?